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For example, endothelial cells are known to elongate and reorient their cytoskeletons in the direction of flow as a normal physiological response to prolonged shear stress [ 29].
Taste cells expressing IP 3 R3 have an elongate, bipolar morphology, suggestive of Type II taste cells [ 22].
Indeed, myosin-II null cells in the absence of surface attachment fail to elongate, verifying that myosin-II is required for this step when surface traction is not available [ 8 ] . Other gelation and solvation factors and possibly an unconventional myosin might complete the process once the cylindrical shape has been acquired (for further discussion see [ 3 ] ). Interestingly, during interphase the myosin-II null cells are 30% less stiff in bending modulus and 70% less stiff in surface tension than the wild type parental cells [ 10 26 ] . Thus, by considering the mechanics of division, one realizes that myosin-II null cells probably require significantly less force to divide, making it easier to cleave.
Traction forces may serve well to elongate the cell, allowing the formation of the cylindrical shape.